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There are two ways to start: Through your personalized Dashboard or by browsing our lessons on your own.

Dashboard: Once signed in, set your learning level under "My Level" on the left side of the Dashboard and start with a lesson recommended by the Dashboard.

Browse Lessons: You can also access lessons through the Browse Lessons tab. Choose from Audio Lessons, Video Lessons or the Newest Lessons. Then, select the desired level from the left side bar navigation list. Once you have chosen a difficulty level, the menu will expand to show all the seasons, and from there you'll be able to choose individual lessons. You can mark lessons as complete to track your progress as you learn.

Depending on your account type, you will have access to some or all of our learning tools.

Free Lifetime Account members: For the first 7 days of your account, you will receive 7 days of free Premium access. After this trial, you'll be able to access the audio lessons from the past 3 weeks. As a Free Member, you will also have access to the Japanese Resources in the top menu, Word of the Day, Core 100 Word List, the first 3 lessons of every series and season, lesson commenting, and our Free App.
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Premium PLUS Members: Premium PLUS members have access to the entire learning system as well as their own Japanese teacher. This includes everything available with Premium as well as 1-on-1 instruction from one of our teachers via My Teacher, Professional Assessment, and a Personalized Learning Program based on your need. Click Here for Details

In general, we recommend listening to the audio lesson first, reviewing the content with the Basic and Premium tools (PDFs, extra audio tracks, vocab lists with audio), and practicing with the vocab quizzes. For a detailed step-by-step lesson plan, check out our Basic and Premium Lesson Checklists on each lesson page.

Yes! To take notes on any lesson for later reference, go to the lesson page and click on My Notes under the lesson title. A box will come up where you can type out and save notes. To view all notes you have made in one place, go to the Study Tools menu, and click on My Notes.

After you're done with a lesson, on the lesson page, check the box that says "Mark Lesson Complete." Once you've done that, you'll be able to see how many lessons you've completed and how much more you have left within the lesson series. A progress bar tells you just how far you've come.

Yes. If you see a lesson that looks interesting that you would like to save for later, check the box that says Add to My Lessons. This box can be found on either the lesson page, or the list of lessons in a season. My Lessons can be accessed at anytime from the Study Tools menu.

The Grammar Bank is a comprehensive database of grammar topics that can be navigated by a variety of criteria, whether level of difficulty, alphabetically, or by relation to JLPT level. Each entry is cross-referenced to lessons that focus on the particular grammar point.

If you are trying to understand a particular grammar point, we recommend looking it up in the Grammar Bank and studying the entry and sample uses. To reinforce understanding, we recommend listening to and studying the related lessons.

17. How can I use the Core Word lists? Should I study them along with particular series?

Autoplay lets you study in a hands-off fashion. All words in a series will be displayed in a sequence. This is great if you want to study in a passive way while doing something else, whether surfing the Internet or driving to work.

For a more active and structured way to study, we recommend adding words from the Core Word Lists to My Flashcards. Flashcards are perhaps the most tried-and-true methods of studying available, and we've paired it with spaced-repetition technology so that you will see words in a sequence optimized for memory and recall. Each level has a recommended set of lists to study along with it.

18. How does Word of the Day relate to lessons?/ How should I study with Word of the Day?

From individual lesson or Core Word List pages, simply select the check box and click on the Add to My Word Bank button conveniently placed above. You can also search for words in the Dictionary and add them in a similar way.

We recommend looking up these words in the Dictionary box and adding them to My Word Bank. Then use the sample audio to help reinforce memory and perfect pronunciation, and even add them to My Flashcards for even more structured study.

21. How can I study the content when I don't have access to the Internet?